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that's why the debates could be the pivotal turning point the romney campaign is hoping for. governor christie predicted romney could close the gap with president obama after a strong showing. >> i have confidence when we get to thursday morning you are going to be saying it is a new race. >> reporter: president obama is holding debate prep in nevada, working on keeping his answers short and concise. >> the president has to be president. he killed osama bin laden i think he can stand up to mitt romney. >> reporter: mitt romney keeps hammering the president's foreign policy calling for a new strategy in the mideast saying the obama administration has been at the mercy of events, rather than shaping them. >> juke see the first debate right -- you can see the first debate right here. beginning at 6 p.m. this wednesday. >>> october 1st, u.s. supreme court convenes new session court-watchers call it the most important docket in a decade. at 7:00, the first thing the court will do is release a list of appeals it will not consider. legal experts say california's ban on same-sex is n
that's why the debates could be the pivotal turning point the romney campaign is hoping for. governor christie predicted romney could close the gap with president obama after a strong showing. >> i have confidence when we get to thursday morning you are going to be saying it is a new race. >> reporter: president obama is holding debate prep in nevada, working on keeping his answers short and concise. >> the president has to be president. he killed osama bin laden i think he...
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both candidates attacked one another for statements made in the debate. >> governor romney look you right in the eye, look me in the eye, try to pretend that he never said let detroit go bankrupt. >> he is reduced to defend characters on "sesame street" and word games of various kind and misfired attacks on one another. the truth is attacks on me are not an agenda. >> after the debate mitt romney's son, tag, took the opportunity to apologize to the president. tag told a radio station last week he wanted to jump out of his seat and take a swing at the president during an earlier debate. a romney spokesperson says tag was just joking. here is the latest poll from the abc news and the washington post. the candidates are separated by .07 of a percent. that's 91,000 people out of an estimated 140 million voters. >>> new at 11 obarnes and nobel say pin pads including in california have been hacked. the bookstore chain is urging people to take a close look at their bank statement. according to barnes and nobel they tampered with the key pads that the customers used to swipe the credit cards and
both candidates attacked one another for statements made in the debate. >> governor romney look you right in the eye, look me in the eye, try to pretend that he never said let detroit go bankrupt. >> he is reduced to defend characters on "sesame street" and word games of various kind and misfired attacks on one another. the truth is attacks on me are not an agenda. >> after the debate mitt romney's son, tag, took the opportunity to apologize to the president. tag...
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mitt romney turned the tables on tonight debate. focus was supposed to be foreign policy but the republican challenger kept bringing up the economy all night. >> political reporter mark matthews here with some of the highlights of this october surprise. >> after pushing the president on libya and iran and syria tonight mitt romney failed to show much difference between himself and the president on those issues. instead he turned the debate back to jobs. first surprise of the night? mitt romney bringing up osama bin laden before the president. >> i congratulate him on taking out osama bin laden and going after the leadership in al qaeda. >>reporter: he said what america needs is leadership but when challenged to say what he would do differently, he deferred. >> would you go beyond what the administration would do like for example would you put in no fly zone over syria. >> i don't want to have our military involved in syria. i don't think there's necessity to put our military in syria. >> what you just heard governor romney said is h
mitt romney turned the tables on tonight debate. focus was supposed to be foreign policy but the republican challenger kept bringing up the economy all night. >> political reporter mark matthews here with some of the highlights of this october surprise. >> after pushing the president on libya and iran and syria tonight mitt romney failed to show much difference between himself and the president on those issues. instead he turned the debate back to jobs. first surprise of the night?...
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both candidates attacked one another for statements made in the debate. >> governor romney look you right in the eye, look me in the eye, try to pretend that he never said let detroit go bankrupt. >> he is reduced to defend characters on "sesame street" and word games of various kind and misfired attacks on one another. the truth is attacks on me are not an agenda. >> after the debate mitt romney's son, tag, took the opportunity to apologize to the president. tag told a radio station last week he wanted to jump out of his seat and take a swing at the president during an earlier debate. a romney spokesperson says tag was just joking. here is the latest poll from the abc news and the washington post. the candidates are separated by .07 of a percent. that's 91,000 people out of an estimated 140 million voters. >>> new at 11 obarnes and nobel say pin pads including in california have been hacked. the bookstore chain is urging people to take a close look at their bank statement. according to barnes and nobel they tampered with the key pads that the customers used to swipe the credit cards and
both candidates attacked one another for statements made in the debate. >> governor romney look you right in the eye, look me in the eye, try to pretend that he never said let detroit go bankrupt. >> he is reduced to defend characters on "sesame street" and word games of various kind and misfired attacks on one another. the truth is attacks on me are not an agenda. >> after the debate mitt romney's son, tag, took the opportunity to apologize to the president. tag...
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mitt romney turned the tables on tonight debate. focus was supposed to be foreign policy but the republican challenger kept bringing up the economy all night. >> political reporter mark matthews here with some of the highlights of this october surprise. >> after pushing the president on libya and iran and syria to tonight mitt romney failed to show much difference between himself and the president on those issues. instead he turned the debate back to jobs. first surprise of the night? mitt romney bringing up osama bin laden before the president. >> i congratulate him on taking out osama bin laden and going after the leadership in al qaeda. >>reporter: he said what america needs is leadership but when challenged to say what he would do differently, he deferred. >> would you go beyond what the administration would do like for example would you put in no fly zone over syria. >> i don't want milita military involved in syria. i don't think there's necessity to put our military in syria. >> what you just heard governor romney said is he
mitt romney turned the tables on tonight debate. focus was supposed to be foreign policy but the republican challenger kept bringing up the economy all night. >> political reporter mark matthews here with some of the highlights of this october surprise. >> after pushing the president on libya and iran and syria to tonight mitt romney failed to show much difference between himself and the president on those issues. instead he turned the debate back to jobs. first surprise of the...
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republican mitt romney behind democrat barack obama in polls first debate in two days and there is a report could change for better or worse. >> this campaign going on nearly two years and it's debate season for the nominees. the time when americans seem to start paying attention. president obama reversing with senator john carey. and both have challenges and check lists. there is president obama working on shorter answers. democrats say he needs to look strong and forceful not appearing irritated or -- impatient. >> they're trying to get him into the mode of being able to answer questions so it's more of his mannerisms and style z way it comes across. >> and mitt romney has to seem relatable after his comments and how can you do that? and connect with voters? >> there are all three of the things he suffered so on those three c's he's got do well. >> there is romney heading to colorado to continue prep. last night he tried to lower expectations a bit. >> there governor romney is a good debateor, i'm just okay. >> americans found 56% expect the president to win the debate. >> and lowe
republican mitt romney behind democrat barack obama in polls first debate in two days and there is a report could change for better or worse. >> this campaign going on nearly two years and it's debate season for the nominees. the time when americans seem to start paying attention. president obama reversing with senator john carey. and both have challenges and check lists. there is president obama working on shorter answers. democrats say he needs to look strong and forceful not appearing...
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>> i think mitt romney felt good about things coming out of the debate. they had momentum going into it. and they do no harm. they didn't want to interrupt the fact that people are giving mitt romney a second look. >> how did the president do? as the incumbent and having the advantage of sitting in on four years of all of the foreign policy briefings, it would occur to most people that he really had the stronger position going into tonight's debate. >> that's right. i thought he scored more points in zingers. this time, it was president obama who was the aggressor. he took it to mitt romney time and time again. he did a lot of good among his base. he reminded him over and over again. he's the president. he is the one that's been in there. i think maybe he overcorrected at times. and mitt romney has found a way to show voters he belongs out there. >> over the next two weeks, where do both campaigns you think devote their resources in the critical final weeks? >> camp out in ohio. that's the one state that mitt romney can't win without. and it's the one sta
>> i think mitt romney felt good about things coming out of the debate. they had momentum going into it. and they do no harm. they didn't want to interrupt the fact that people are giving mitt romney a second look. >> how did the president do? as the incumbent and having the advantage of sitting in on four years of all of the foreign policy briefings, it would occur to most people that he really had the stronger position going into tonight's debate. >> that's right. i thought...
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. >> wefr one is talking about the debate. how about a fact check? >> there was a lot of back and forth. let's start with what the president called biggest whopper of the romney campaign. >> when mitt romney accused the president of going on an apology tour you said america had been dismissive and devicive. >> fact check, the apology tour label is misleading. the president never apologized. the closest was when he said the u.s. played a role in the 1953 overthrow of a democraticly elected government in iran. but mr. obama countered that mentioned by saying islamic revolution played it's own role in hostage taking and acts of violence. another was over romney claiming credit for high educational test scores when governor of massachusetts. >> republicans and democrats came together to put in place education principle that's focused on having great teachers in the classroom. >> but that was 10 years before you took office. >> massachusetts test scores were among the nation's highest before mitt romney took office. but what about the president's claim ro
. >> wefr one is talking about the debate. how about a fact check? >> there was a lot of back and forth. let's start with what the president called biggest whopper of the romney campaign. >> when mitt romney accused the president of going on an apology tour you said america had been dismissive and devicive. >> fact check, the apology tour label is misleading. the president never apologized. the closest was when he said the u.s. played a role in the 1953 overthrow of a...
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, romney benefited the most from debate season. his campaign once seemed doomed. now, either candidate could win. the republican clearly had a different strategy for the night, trying to pass a threshold to be seen as an acceptable alternative. he walked away from some of his previous more bellicose rhetoric. >> i congratulate him on taking out osama bin laden and going after the leadership in al qaeda but we can't skill our way out of this mess. >> reporter: romney search agreed with the president but the president seemingly frustrated. >> i'm pleased that you are now endorsing our police. governor romney, i'm glad that you agree. >> reporter: the most buzzy exchange came when the president responded with sarcasm to romney's charge that the navy fleet is too small. >> you mentioned the navy, for example, and that we have fewer ships that we did in 1916. well, governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of our military's changed. and so the question is not a game of battleship where we're counting ships. >>
, romney benefited the most from debate season. his campaign once seemed doomed. now, either candidate could win. the republican clearly had a different strategy for the night, trying to pass a threshold to be seen as an acceptable alternative. he walked away from some of his previous more bellicose rhetoric. >> i congratulate him on taking out osama bin laden and going after the leadership in al qaeda but we can't skill our way out of this mess. >> reporter: romney search agreed...
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romney had a swagger. he's riding a wave of momentum after last week's debate. latest poll taken after the denver show count has the race tied at 47 among registered voters. president obama had a five point advantage in the three days leading in the debate. the same poll found voters overwhelmingly said romney won't debate, the biggest debate win ever recorded by gallup. bigger than clinton's 42 point margin over bush.4!zf[ç in los angeles last night musicians lent their support. mr. obama thanked the performers and threw in a not so subtle reference to his debate performance. >> the president: they perform flawlessly, night after night. i can't always say the same. >> reporter: with the polls tightening the pressure is on vice president biden who squares off against ryan thursday night. karen travers, abc news, washington. >>> senator feinstein has called for a federal investigation into record gas prices we are pail. today's report shows san francisco averages $4.74 for regular oakland and san jose $4.68. those prices are 50 cents a gallon higher than a week
romney had a swagger. he's riding a wave of momentum after last week's debate. latest poll taken after the denver show count has the race tied at 47 among registered voters. president obama had a five point advantage in the three days leading in the debate. the same poll found voters overwhelmingly said romney won't debate, the biggest debate win ever recorded by gallup. bigger than clinton's 42 point margin over bush.4!zf[ç in los angeles last night musicians lent their support. mr. obama...
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. >> president obama in san francisco late last night, stepped up his attacks on mitt romney's debate performance, saying it wasn't leadership, but instead salesmanship. >> but the latest poll taken after the debates, shows romney swinging ahead of the president, 49% to 45%. that's mainly due to a surge in support for romney from women voters. abc's karen travers has more on the campaign trial. >> reporter: shifting focus to foreign affairs, mitt romney launched a scathing attack on president obama's policies and leadership overseas. >> it's time to change course in the middle east. it's clear that the risk of conflict in the region is higher now than when the president took office. >> reporter: so far, the economy has dominated the campaign debate. but the romney campaign tried to seize on questions and criticism about the president's handling of last month's attack in libya. it was a chance to try to reverse the tide of romney's recent perceived missteps, including his initial response to the libya attack. the republican contender accused the president of passivity over partnership.
. >> president obama in san francisco late last night, stepped up his attacks on mitt romney's debate performance, saying it wasn't leadership, but instead salesmanship. >> but the latest poll taken after the debates, shows romney swinging ahead of the president, 49% to 45%. that's mainly due to a surge in support for romney from women voters. abc's karen travers has more on the campaign trial. >> reporter: shifting focus to foreign affairs, mitt romney launched a scathing...
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most say it was romney who won this debate. >> moments like these can wipe the slate clean watch has gone on the last month. >> reporter: as both hit the campaign trail this afternoon. >> two more debates look up and give it to mitt romney. also -- >> reporter: this debate is making political history on twit we are the creation of new hash tag fired big bird. brandi hitt, abc7 news. >>> coming to president obama's defense al gore who is suggesting obama's lackluster performance might be blamed on altitude sickness. the next debate is a week from today in kentucky when biden and ryan face off. . >>> back in vallejo police have arrested a retire mad reason for allegedly shooting and killing two of his neighbors. that happened in the flown cove neighborhood 6:00 last night. police found two men 50 and 58 dead at the scene. a 65-year-old man surrendered after a 45 minute standoff. police say all three knew each other. investigators state suspect owned several guns. >>> san jose police looking for killers on the loose after two shootings in different parts of town taking place within hour
most say it was romney who won this debate. >> moments like these can wipe the slate clean watch has gone on the last month. >> reporter: as both hit the campaign trail this afternoon. >> two more debates look up and give it to mitt romney. also -- >> reporter: this debate is making political history on twit we are the creation of new hash tag fired big bird. brandi hitt, abc7 news. >>> coming to president obama's defense al gore who is suggesting obama's...
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see the first debate between mitt romney and president obama right here on abc7, live debate coverage begins 6 p.m. this wednesday. >>> october 1st, the u.s. supreme court convenes new session today. explosive issues like same-sex marriage, voting rights and abortion likely coming up. the first thing 7:00 this morning, pacific time, will release a list of appeals it will not consider. california's ban on same-sex marriage is not likely to be on that list f it is the 9th circuit ruling stands and same-sex would once again be legal in california. >>> 5:50. spare the air day today. >> any triple digits? >> head north, head east if you want real heat, head to the coast if you want heat, used to being in the 50s going to be in mid to upper 70s warm and toasty at the coast. good morning. looking down at san francisco all the way to the east bay hills, almost unlimited visibility this morning due to the lack of cloud cover and haze. with all the clouds no need to worry about drizzle not even at the coast no mist hanginging in the air, no rain, quo use rain none in the seven day. let's talk a
see the first debate between mitt romney and president obama right here on abc7, live debate coverage begins 6 p.m. this wednesday. >>> october 1st, the u.s. supreme court convenes new session today. explosive issues like same-sex marriage, voting rights and abortion likely coming up. the first thing 7:00 this morning, pacific time, will release a list of appeals it will not consider. california's ban on same-sex marriage is not likely to be on that list f it is the 9th circuit ruling...
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garner many of those votes if he is to win. >> romney scores a upon before the debate begins. t.j. winick, thank you. the debate tonight at 6:00, we will be kaerpg it live. >>> 5:08. time for the forecast. you mentioned fog mostly to the south. what about the rest of the bay area? >> right, let's check in with lisa argen in for mike this morning. >>> things are getting better, the fog is limited to a few patches, visibility is fine, you can see from live doppler 7 hd to the north there is rain and a few patches of fog from the east and south really not too dense and in fact, we are looking at numbers coming up with this morning mild readings in the 60s. 63 concord good morning san jose 56 for you, 66 in san rafael, 61 downtown across the bay oakland 63° all over we are looking at a warmer start to the day 10° warmer in santa rosa, 6° warmer at our coast, 8° warmer in livermore valley. that is going to translate into a quicker warm-up today, a few 50s, mainly 60s this afternoon upper 60s coast side to the mid 80s inland we'll keep warmer numbers through the 6, 7:00 hour the
garner many of those votes if he is to win. >> romney scores a upon before the debate begins. t.j. winick, thank you. the debate tonight at 6:00, we will be kaerpg it live. >>> 5:08. time for the forecast. you mentioned fog mostly to the south. what about the rest of the bay area? >> right, let's check in with lisa argen in for mike this morning. >>> things are getting better, the fog is limited to a few patches, visibility is fine, you can see from live doppler 7...
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john huntsman pulled out and then endorsed romney. many republicans say if romney wins south carolina this saturday, this race for the g.o.p. nomination is all but over. that made tonight's debate from myrtle beach on fox news a crucial last stand for the other candidates. scott has more. >> without jon huntsman in the race 5 candidates shared the stage and battling to be the anti-romney. >> now going to go out and have somebody criticize me for restoring voting rights to people who exhausted their sentence and served their time an paid their debt to society, then why didn't you try change that when were you governor of massachusetts? >> well first of all -- [applause]. >> i think that's part of whether a campaign is about. raise questions and see whether or not your competitor can answer them effectively before you get to general election. >>reporter: earlier in the day when had huntsman bowed out he suggested the others should do the same. >> i believe it's now time for our party to unite around the candidate best equipped to defeat
john huntsman pulled out and then endorsed romney. many republicans say if romney wins south carolina this saturday, this race for the g.o.p. nomination is all but over. that made tonight's debate from myrtle beach on fox news a crucial last stand for the other candidates. scott has more. >> without jon huntsman in the race 5 candidates shared the stage and battling to be the anti-romney. >> now going to go out and have somebody criticize me for restoring voting rights to people who...
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with so much riding on wednesday's debate, the question remains can mitt romney turning the polls around? on this week, chris christie says, yes, he expects romney to do just that. >> every time mitt romney has to confronted in this campaign with one of these moments, he has come through in the debate and performed extraordinarily well, laying out his vision clearly and also contrasting himself with whoever his opponent is. so i'm confident you will shaking your head, its brand-new race. >> challengers do very well in debates. we believe governor romney will get more benefit but what we're going to tell the american people is exactly where we are as a country, where we need to go, how we rebuild an economy that makes the middle-class secure. >> carolyn: president's advisories say mitt romney may come up with zingers on wednesday night but that is not something that voters will be basing their vote on. >> critical mass in 300 cities worldwide as the group celebrates two decades of pushing for cyclists rights. in san francisco a farewell bike ride begins at 1:00 this afternoon starting at
with so much riding on wednesday's debate, the question remains can mitt romney turning the polls around? on this week, chris christie says, yes, he expects romney to do just that. >> every time mitt romney has to confronted in this campaign with one of these moments, he has come through in the debate and performed extraordinarily well, laying out his vision clearly and also contrasting himself with whoever his opponent is. so i'm confident you will shaking your head, its brand-new race....
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president obama visited florida, governor romney visited nevada and colorado. we'll have more on what the candidates did today ahead at 4:30. >> now stock market, it was a dark day for the dow, certainly. it tumbled today after dupont and xerox missed their earnings. the nasdaq gave back 26 points to close below 3,000. s and p 500 lost 20 points. apple unveiled a smaller ipad called the mini. >> apple unveiled its new ipad mini, but they also unveiled more. the screen is almost two inches smaller and the resolution is the same. graphics, text, and photos will look the same. >> you can hold it in one hand. this just isn't a shrunken down ipad. it's a new design. >> the mini is $179 less than the original ipad. >> there are consumers that won't pay for a tablet. and this new pro duct allows them to get in a lot cheap year apple did redesign imac. it's thin and sports a dual storage option, a fusion drive and hard drive. the mini is the center piece for the holiday shopping season. >> orders will start on friday. >> after hours trading facebook stock up 11%. after
president obama visited florida, governor romney visited nevada and colorado. we'll have more on what the candidates did today ahead at 4:30. >> now stock market, it was a dark day for the dow, certainly. it tumbled today after dupont and xerox missed their earnings. the nasdaq gave back 26 points to close below 3,000. s and p 500 lost 20 points. apple unveiled a smaller ipad called the mini. >> apple unveiled its new ipad mini, but they also unveiled more. the screen is almost two...
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and tonight's presidential debate is focused on foreign policy. a topic that's already drawn fireworks. >> it took the president 14 days before he called the attack in benghazi an act of terror. >> get the transcript. >> reporter: president and mitt romney are expected to spar again over libya after "the new york times" reported that the u.s. and iran had agreed to one-on-one talks. >> now iran thinks they can go much harder than they think they can go. >> reporter: the white house added it is open to one-on-one talks. >> and now to a point that iran's economy is on its knees. >> reporter: president obama has been preparing for the debate at camp david. and mitt romney in florida where he gave this advice between the football game. >> figure out which of the players is best and take them out early. >> reporter: a new poll shows the president has a five-point lead among registered voters but a likely race shows the race is a dead heat at 47%. >> i have a question. >> do you want me to answer? >> reporter: and denied that instead of circling each ot
and tonight's presidential debate is focused on foreign policy. a topic that's already drawn fireworks. >> it took the president 14 days before he called the attack in benghazi an act of terror. >> get the transcript. >> reporter: president and mitt romney are expected to spar again over libya after "the new york times" reported that the u.s. and iran had agreed to one-on-one talks. >> now iran thinks they can go much harder than they think they can go....
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the stage is set for the first debate between mitt romney and president obama. next, the lines both candidates will be using. >>> penalty you will be paying when flying one airline. you won't believe how much money your carry-ons could cost you. >>> holiday hiring already in full swing at within majo you disgust me. prove it. enough is enough. d-con baits are specially formulated to kill in one feeding. guaranteed. d-con. get out. um, hello. these ugly stains are ruining my good looks and style. and good luck using that cleaner. excuse me, miss ? he's right. those are tough hard water stains, and that cleaner's not gonna cut it. truth is, 85% of us have hard water and many don't even know it. you need lime-a-way. lime-a-way is specially formulated to conquer hard water stains. it's 4 times more effective at removing lime scale than the leading bathroom cleaner. see the lime-a-way difference or your money back. >>> welcome to tuesday morning. tuesday afternoon mid to upper 70s coast a few 80s, 80s and 90s bay, 90s to 100 inland. let's see what is going to happen
the stage is set for the first debate between mitt romney and president obama. next, the lines both candidates will be using. >>> penalty you will be paying when flying one airline. you won't believe how much money your carry-ons could cost you. >>> holiday hiring already in full swing at within majo you disgust me. prove it. enough is enough. d-con baits are specially formulated to kill in one feeding. guaranteed. d-con. get out. um, hello. these ugly stains are ruining my...
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. >> in this morning's second debate in just 12 hours, front-runner mitt romney was getting hit on all sides. >> if you were so great as governor of massachusetts, why didn't you run again? >> you ran in 1994 and you lost. >> saturday night, romney sounded like a candidate with one opponent, president obama? >> his policies have made the recession deeper. >> he said he was man to turn the economy around. despite declining unemployment rate. >> i hope we continue to see good news but it's not thanks to president obama. >> one poll shows him with a 24 have lead ahead on tuesday's primary but they tried to knock him down. >> this has to be match-up with commander and chief of had country. >> slamming his experience as a venture capitalist. >> you can take out all the money leaving behind the workers. >> but it didn't stick, then they turned on each other. santorum who narrowly lost to romney by eight votes was a popular target. >> you are big spender. that is all there is to it. you are a big government conservative. >> i don't apology any more than you did, when you were a congressman an
. >> in this morning's second debate in just 12 hours, front-runner mitt romney was getting hit on all sides. >> if you were so great as governor of massachusetts, why didn't you run again? >> you ran in 1994 and you lost. >> saturday night, romney sounded like a candidate with one opponent, president obama? >> his policies have made the recession deeper. >> he said he was man to turn the economy around. despite declining unemployment rate. >> i hope we...
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attack last night during the republican debate. newt gingrich, rick perry, they led that assault of romney's role at bain capital. and perry, he challenged the millionaire businessman to release his tax returns. >> you know, i looked at what has been done in campaigns in the past with senator mccain and president george w. bush and others. they've tended to release tax records in april or tax season. i hadn't planned on releasing tax records because the law requires us to release all of our assets, all the things we own -- >> americans for a better -- >> reporter: well, that debate unfolded hours after moderate former utah governor jon huntsman withdrew from the race and endorsed romney. and of course stephen colbert making a few waves down in south carolina as well. he released an ad saying, hey, you should endorse herman cain because he's such an outsider he's not even running for president. >> that is the definition of an outsider. when you're not even -- >> stephen colbert. always bringing some reality back into check, right? >
attack last night during the republican debate. newt gingrich, rick perry, they led that assault of romney's role at bain capital. and perry, he challenged the millionaire businessman to release his tax returns. >> you know, i looked at what has been done in campaigns in the past with senator mccain and president george w. bush and others. they've tended to release tax records in april or tax season. i hadn't planned on releasing tax records because the law requires us to release all of...
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in an editorial, romney calls for a new mideast strategy. see that first debate right here on abc7. live debate courtroom begins at 6 p.m. this wednesday. >>> oracle president gives today's keynote at the annual world conference in san francisco. last night the ceo ellison wowed 10,000 guests by announcing three new cloud-based products to help process fastest yet. just getting word that nokia and oracle have reached a mapping deal to try to come beat with google and apple an details coming out at the conference today. >> hewlett-packard will unveil its new tablet aimed at business customers for people who say they say need portability and productivity. hp trying to branch out into smartphones and tablets. the new tablet will be available next year. >>> five years ago today, the dow hit all-time high october 1st, 2007 closed at 14,087. how the dow doing this morning? >> good question. let's check in with jane king. you have a new milestone for google, right? >>> yes, good morning. higher today, not 14,000, those numbers in a second. big day for google, surpassed microsoft in early t
in an editorial, romney calls for a new mideast strategy. see that first debate right here on abc7. live debate courtroom begins at 6 p.m. this wednesday. >>> oracle president gives today's keynote at the annual world conference in san francisco. last night the ceo ellison wowed 10,000 guests by announcing three new cloud-based products to help process fastest yet. just getting word that nokia and oracle have reached a mapping deal to try to come beat with google and apple an details...
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the first major poll taken since he debated mitt romney. the president's debate performance was widely criticized even by his supporters. some said they came out to support him in san francisco because of his debate performance. >> the debate, i thought if romney got elected and i hadn't done everything i could to help, i would never forgive . that's why i'm here today. -- >> reporter: the president is in town to raise money this is his sixth visit here this year. he told supporters he intends to win this election. his next stop is ohio, a swing state. he will be leaving this morning, this is between -- on howard between fourth and fifth he will be leaving after commute rush hour, after 9:00. you want to keep that in mind if you are going to be in this area. when his motorcade is on the move they shutdown several downtown blocks. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> when that does happen sue hall will be keeping us posted. the president's visit draws protest -- protesters, a small group turned out last night. they called on the obama administrati
the first major poll taken since he debated mitt romney. the president's debate performance was widely criticized even by his supporters. some said they came out to support him in san francisco because of his debate performance. >> the debate, i thought if romney got elected and i hadn't done everything i could to help, i would never forgive . that's why i'm here today. -- >> reporter: the president is in town to raise money this is his sixth visit here this year. he told supporters...
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romney's aides say this could be a tougher debate for him. recent polls show the president has the advantage on foreign poll sif. among those invited is scott van doozer the pizza shop owner who gave president obama a big bear hug during a stop in florida last month. tonight's debate set to begin at 6:00. you can watch live right here on abc 7. after the debate you can catch abc 7 beginning at 6:00 follow bid jeopardy, wheel of fortune and prime time what would do you at 10:00 then our late news at 11:00. >> still laughing about that bear hug. >> precious hours remain for those who want to vote. if you have not yet registered today is the deadline. people were streaming in to sign up. outreach workers will be at bart stations tonight. >> have nothing to complain about. >> we've had 15 people utilize our early voting counter already. we're open every day from now through election day. >> that includes the weekend. voters can register online until midnight. >> well we're getting a little bit of rain. it's going to take more than a day or a week
romney's aides say this could be a tougher debate for him. recent polls show the president has the advantage on foreign poll sif. among those invited is scott van doozer the pizza shop owner who gave president obama a big bear hug during a stop in florida last month. tonight's debate set to begin at 6:00. you can watch live right here on abc 7. after the debate you can catch abc 7 beginning at 6:00 follow bid jeopardy, wheel of fortune and prime time what would do you at 10:00 then our late...
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than the debate between president obama and mitt romney. but who won? brandi hitt reports. >> reporter: the showdown between the vice president and paul ryan was full of attacks. >> it has been done a couple of times. >> has never been done. >> jack kennedy lowered tax rates. >> now you're jack kennedy! gentleman 23 million minutes are struggling for work. >> i know you're under a lot of duress to make up for lost round. [ laughing ] >> reporter: biden laughed at ryan throughout the debate. he challenged mitt romney's tax plan for aggressively than president obama did in his debate. >> it shouldn't be surprising for a guy who says 47% of the american people are unwilling to take responsibility for their own lives. they pay more effective tax than governor romney pays in his federal income tax. >> reporter: the moderator martha raddatz set it was more intimate. >> the jabs felt more personal. >> reporter: both sides claiming victory as they head back on the campaign trail to rally more support. debate was a tie. biden brought energy the demo
than the debate between president obama and mitt romney. but who won? brandi hitt reports. >> reporter: the showdown between the vice president and paul ryan was full of attacks. >> it has been done a couple of times. >> has never been done. >> jack kennedy lowered tax rates. >> now you're jack kennedy! gentleman 23 million minutes are struggling for work. >> i know you're under a lot of duress to make up for lost round. [ laughing ] >> reporter: biden...
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. >> reporter: polls this morning give the president the win over mitt romney in the debate. the race for the white house is still tight. poll shows the president with only a one point lead over the mitt romney with the election two weeks away. last night in boca raton, florida it was all about foreign policy, supposed to be. president obama said the u.s. and allies have imposed crippling sanctions on iran to halt nuclear weapons development. romney answered saying the u.s. should have done more. he said repeatedly we are four years closer to a nuclear iran. candidates clashed over military spending. >> navy is smaller now than any time since 1917. >> the president: governor we also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of our military has changed. >> reporter: fact checkers say romney was wrong about the military being smaller. there are slightly more ships active now than at the low point under president george w. bush. president obama's bayonet response prompting a spike in google searches for the record the army and marines do still use bayonets. of note, camp
. >> reporter: polls this morning give the president the win over mitt romney in the debate. the race for the white house is still tight. poll shows the president with only a one point lead over the mitt romney with the election two weeks away. last night in boca raton, florida it was all about foreign policy, supposed to be. president obama said the u.s. and allies have imposed crippling sanctions on iran to halt nuclear weapons development. romney answered saying the u.s. should have...
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people seem to agree mitt romney scored a win in the debate. president obama told a denver awed -- audience romney misrepresented himself. >> there did the president tell the truth? truth is that that is not what is going to make the difference. >> there president accused mitt romney of proposing tax cuts to the rich that will hurt the middle class. >> average family will pay about $2,000 more. >> numbers are shaky. $5 trillion is the proposed tax cut and the president's number assumes that there will be no change from increased economic growth. and when it came to the health care debate there was a similar aassumption. >> i don't understand how you can cut medicare for current recipients. >> fact check? $716 billion is a 10 year projection. the plan save that's much money limiting payments to insurance companies and drug companies and hospitals. they've agreed to reductions. last night both men were relying on their own aassumptions and facts some times took a beating. >> i think people are judging the performance and who seemed more competent
people seem to agree mitt romney scored a win in the debate. president obama told a denver awed -- audience romney misrepresented himself. >> there did the president tell the truth? truth is that that is not what is going to make the difference. >> there president accused mitt romney of proposing tax cuts to the rich that will hurt the middle class. >> average family will pay about $2,000 more. >> numbers are shaky. $5 trillion is the proposed tax cut and the president's...
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during the democratic convention mitt romney will be in debated practice. >> terry: abc7 news political reporter mark matthews will be live from the democratic convention in charlotte and get instant updates all week long by following him on the facebook page. he is tweeting at matthews abc7. >>> president obama is heading to colorado on long and winding journey to the democratic convention in charlotte. mitt romney plans on staying low key during the convention. he will be watching the democrats while he prepares for the debates. on this week with george stephanopolous, president obama's campaign strategist denies the ads that they plan to hand out welfare checks. >> their campaign is build on tripod of lies. a welfare attack that is not true. suggestion that we raiding medicare and then this whole we can build it nonsense. president is i think, everybody in america does, believes that small businesses are built through the drive and innovation and hard washington. >> terry: democrats get their turn when the national convention opens on tuesday. >> one of great song writers of the 60s
during the democratic convention mitt romney will be in debated practice. >> terry: abc7 news political reporter mark matthews will be live from the democratic convention in charlotte and get instant updates all week long by following him on the facebook page. he is tweeting at matthews abc7. >>> president obama is heading to colorado on long and winding journey to the democratic convention in charlotte. mitt romney plans on staying low key during the convention. he will be...
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and for mitt romney, that new debate coach and a new strategy. after months of trying to focus on president obama, it is now clearly newt gingrich first. romney taking aim. >> he's gone from pillar to post almost like a pinball machine, from item to item in a way which is highly erratic. >> reporter: meeting with homeowners about the housing crisis -- >> i'm struggling to make ends meet. >> reporter: -- romney tried to turn the tables on gingrich. after so much pressure on romney to release his tax returns -- romney challenged gingrich to show the work he did at troubled mortgage giant freddie mac. again saying pay the money back. >> while florida families lost everything in the housing crisis, newt gingrich cashed in. >> reporter: but gingrich, fresh off that stunning south carolina win, instead went to a rally this afternoon while romney was in debate prep. gingrich now questioning the one characteristic romney once seemed to have a lock on. electability -- the best shot at beating president obama. gingrich saying this about romney's escalating
and for mitt romney, that new debate coach and a new strategy. after months of trying to focus on president obama, it is now clearly newt gingrich first. romney taking aim. >> he's gone from pillar to post almost like a pinball machine, from item to item in a way which is highly erratic. >> reporter: meeting with homeowners about the housing crisis -- >> i'm struggling to make ends meet. >> reporter: -- romney tried to turn the tables on gingrich. after so much pressure...
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. >>> it is time for round two in the presidential debate. president obama and mitt romney are in new york tonight for the only town hall-style meet-up leading up to the election. t.j. winick joins us live with the latest. >> reporter: president obama certainly has work to do even he admits that first debate did not go well for him. mitt romney needs to keep the pressure on. he also needs to interact well with audience members. president obama has been prepping for tonight's debate this virginia golf resort. he left his clubs at the white house trying to send a message he's all business. >> how are you feelinging about tonight? president fabulous. >> reporter: in massachusetts mitt romney's prep partner likes his candidates chances. >> great. >> reporter: tonight brings one age only town hall-style debate both taking questions from the audience, all undecided voters. the format has inspired memorial -- memorable campaign moments. >> i'm exhausted of defending you. >> reporter: romney has to knock the idea he can't relate to average americans.
. >>> it is time for round two in the presidential debate. president obama and mitt romney are in new york tonight for the only town hall-style meet-up leading up to the election. t.j. winick joins us live with the latest. >> reporter: president obama certainly has work to do even he admits that first debate did not go well for him. mitt romney needs to keep the pressure on. he also needs to interact well with audience members. president obama has been prepping for tonight's...
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successful debate performance under his belt, mitt romney is distancing him from his words about the 47%. in the past he stood by the comments. overnight, major change. tahman bradley has the latest. >> reporter: with his campaign reenergized after a strong showing in wednesday's debate mitt romney took on the controversy surrounding his comments that 47% of americans are dependent on government. shortly after a tape of his s -- of his comments were released he said his s were not eloquently stated. >> completely wrong. i absolutely believe however that my life has shown that i care about 100%. >> reporter: president obama is trying to rebound from what many believe was a lackluster debate before a crowd of 30,000 in wisconsin yesterday he suggested romney's performance was an act. >> the president: i met this spirited fellow to claimed to be mitt romney. but i know it couldn't have been mitt romney, because the real mitt romney has been running around the country for the last year, promising five trillion dollars in tax cuts that favor the wealthy. >> reporter: campaign advisers wer
successful debate performance under his belt, mitt romney is distancing him from his words about the 47%. in the past he stood by the comments. overnight, major change. tahman bradley has the latest. >> reporter: with his campaign reenergized after a strong showing in wednesday's debate mitt romney took on the controversy surrounding his comments that 47% of americans are dependent on government. shortly after a tape of his s -- of his comments were released he said his s were not...
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governor romney, he's a good debater. >> reporter: as both hunker down for intense practice, the polls show americans overwhelming with the election and the president lose. in a new abc news/"washington post" poll out this morning, 63% of registered voters expect president obama to win the election. that's his biggest lead so far when it comes to expectations. but looking at like hi supporters, the race is much closer. president obama leads mitt romney by two points. republican governor chris christie predicted romney could close the gap with president obama after a strong showing on wednesday's debate. >> i'm absolutely confident when we get to thursday morning, george. >> reporter: president obama is keeping his answers short and concise. >> the president has got to be president. this is the guy that killed osama bin laden. i think he can stand up to mitt romney but he's got to relax. >> mitt romney keeps hammering president obama's foreign policy. in a new op-ed, romney calls for a new strategy in the middle east. at the mercy of events rather than shaping them. >>> the supreme cour
governor romney, he's a good debater. >> reporter: as both hunker down for intense practice, the polls show americans overwhelming with the election and the president lose. in a new abc news/"washington post" poll out this morning, 63% of registered voters expect president obama to win the election. that's his biggest lead so far when it comes to expectations. but looking at like hi supporters, the race is much closer. president obama leads mitt romney by two points. republican...
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where voters can ask questions of him and governor romney. t.j. winick, abc news, new york. >> we'll carry the debate live tomorrow night starting at 6:00. >>> i'm peeking over your shoulder lisa, i see at&t park and the fog is gone. >> should be nice this evening but the winds are going to pick up and the fog is coming back. as we head out now, looks nice another beautiful day to enjoy before high fire danger comes back. this is vollmer peak you can see high clouds, east bay sunny for much of the morning temperatures approaching 70° if some spots. closer to home, the -- ballpark lots of sun, numbers climbing through the 60s throughout the afternoon winds shows we still have fog left, especially over the bay around mountain view,an jose, a couple patches at our coast. this should ail clear and that will leave sunny conditions. 72 fairfield now, -- three to six degrees warmer than yesterday at this time. sunny skies in san rafael all morning long there, 63 mountain view, 58 san jose, sunshine has returned to santa cruz, upper 60s in salinas.
where voters can ask questions of him and governor romney. t.j. winick, abc news, new york. >> we'll carry the debate live tomorrow night starting at 6:00. >>> i'm peeking over your shoulder lisa, i see at&t park and the fog is gone. >> should be nice this evening but the winds are going to pick up and the fog is coming back. as we head out now, looks nice another beautiful day to enjoy before high fire danger comes back. this is vollmer peak you can see high clouds,...
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debate is over. katie marzullo joins us with a look at how well the candidates rated. >> reporter: candidates are back on the campaign trail hitting two states each today with only one percentage point between them, according to the latest poll. president obama arrived in delray beach, florida this morning telling voters that mitt romney can't be trusted. >> the president: his job plan doesn't create jobs. his deficit plan doesn't reduce the deficit, it adds to it. his foreign policy is from the 1980s. his social policies from the 19 50s. his chick policies are from the 1920s. -- >> reporter: for ryan more of the same attacks he heard in the debate that he says romney won. >> i think he guy a great job of articulating america's vision for a role in the world strong economy, strong america at home strong military and resolute and certain in defense of our values overseas. >> reporter: exchange over the military spurred one of the more memorable moments. >> our navy is smaller now than since 19 self ta
debate is over. katie marzullo joins us with a look at how well the candidates rated. >> reporter: candidates are back on the campaign trail hitting two states each today with only one percentage point between them, according to the latest poll. president obama arrived in delray beach, florida this morning telling voters that mitt romney can't be trusted. >> the president: his job plan doesn't create jobs. his deficit plan doesn't reduce the deficit, it adds to it. his foreign...
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president obama is spending the weekend at camp david prepping for monday's debate. yesterday the president accused mitt romney of changing his position so much, he coined a new word for it. >> he's changing up so much and backtracking and side-stepping, we've got -- we've got to name this condition that he's going through. i think -- i think it's called romnesia. >> romney made a quick comeback at a rally last night in daytona beach. >> they have been reduced to petty attacks and silly word games. just watch it. the obama campaign has become the incredible shrinking campaign. >> romney is off the campaign trail today. he's spending most of the day with his advisers prepping for the final presidential debate. that third and final debate is monday at lynn university in boca raton, florida. you can watch it here live starting at 6:00 p.m. >>> the 115th big game is set to kickoff at noon at memorial stadium. stanford will be looking for its third straight win over cal. but there are many other nontraditional sporting events expected to draw crowds throughout the bay are
president obama is spending the weekend at camp david prepping for monday's debate. yesterday the president accused mitt romney of changing his position so much, he coined a new word for it. >> he's changing up so much and backtracking and side-stepping, we've got -- we've got to name this condition that he's going through. i think -- i think it's called romnesia. >> romney made a quick comeback at a rally last night in daytona beach. >> they have been reduced to petty attacks...
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in their first debate. local supporters of both sides weigh in on who won. >>> bitter political dispute that has a city council who is a former cop splitting from the police union. >>> high temperatures today, coming down to more seasonal averages, 70 san mateo, 71 vallejo, upper 70s towards cloverdale, 77 san jose, upper 70s concord and livermore valley. airport delays around laguardia now with rain in the afternoon, otherwise nice forecast. we'll talk about tomorrow and the weekend which includes a more autumn-like number, coming up. [ male announcer ] this is the opposite of subliminal advertising... there's no subtext... just tacos. yeah, it's our job to make you want it. but honestly... it's not that hard. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. progresso. in what world do potatoes, bacon and cheese add up to 100 calories? your world. ♪ [ whispers ] real bacon... creamy cheese... 100 calories... [ chef ] ma'am [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> thanks for joining us i'm kr
in their first debate. local supporters of both sides weigh in on who won. >>> bitter political dispute that has a city council who is a former cop splitting from the police union. >>> high temperatures today, coming down to more seasonal averages, 70 san mateo, 71 vallejo, upper 70s towards cloverdale, 77 san jose, upper 70s concord and livermore valley. airport delays around laguardia now with rain in the afternoon, otherwise nice forecast. we'll talk about tomorrow and the...
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in the second of this weekend's debates their fire was directed at mitt romney. the man expected to win tuesday's new hampshire primary. here's the story. >> reporter: g.o.p. presidential candidates battled in two debates in just 12 hours. their final face-to-face encounters before the tuesday new hampshire primary. mitt romney under attack from his rivals, engaged in a heated exchange with rick santorum on sunday morning. >> if is record is so great why didn't he run for re-election. >> i have the opportunity to use the experience i have -- you have a surprised look on your face. it's still my time. >> are you going to tell people you're not going run for re-election if you don't win. >> politics is not a career. >> newt gingrich joined in. >> you rankin' 1994 and lost, that's why you weren't in the senate riff rick santorum. you had a bad re-election rating you dropped out of office, had been out of state 200 days prepareing to run for president. >> i was criticized last night by governor romney for putting my country first. >> in saturday night's abc news deba
in the second of this weekend's debates their fire was directed at mitt romney. the man expected to win tuesday's new hampshire primary. here's the story. >> reporter: g.o.p. presidential candidates battled in two debates in just 12 hours. their final face-to-face encounters before the tuesday new hampshire primary. mitt romney under attack from his rivals, engaged in a heated exchange with rick santorum on sunday morning. >> if is record is so great why didn't he run for...
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are competing the hardest. >>> you can see the first debate between mitt romney and president obama right here on abc7. abc news, your voice, your vote. live debate coverage begins at 6:00 p.m. this wednesday. the u.s. supreme court will begin their new term tomorrow and the justices may weigh in on proposition 8. just as clarence thomas and colleagues attended a red mass at the cathedral in washington d.c., the church hosts the annual mass to pray for the judges. the court will hear arguments on october 10th that could further limit or even end affirmative action for college admission. also an appeal to sustain prop 8 could be heard in november. california voters approved a ban on same-sex marriage four years ago. >>> a messy situation on stage proves justin bieber is one dedicated performer. the story ahead and plus a portion of san francisco is now oracle world. the company's big convention could cause some big headaches if you are trying to get around downtown. that story ahead. and the heat will peak [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. your new light creamy potato with bacon & che
are competing the hardest. >>> you can see the first debate between mitt romney and president obama right here on abc7. abc news, your voice, your vote. live debate coverage begins at 6:00 p.m. this wednesday. the u.s. supreme court will begin their new term tomorrow and the justices may weigh in on proposition 8. just as clarence thomas and colleagues attended a red mass at the cathedral in washington d.c., the church hosts the annual mass to pray for the judges. the court will hear...
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romney had no opportunity to explain the debate was over, advantage obama. mark matthews, abc7 news. >>> third and final debate is set for next monday, october 2nd -- october 22nd in boca raton, florida. you can watch it live right here. >>> three carjacking suspects in custody after a police chase through antioch and pittsburg last night. it ended when the suspects crashed into a tree. investigators say it started 11 p.m. when a woman was carjacked after leaving a restaurant in antioch. amy hollyfield will have more in a live report in about 30 minutes. >>> in a few hours the city of san bruno, city and county of san francisco and a local consumer group will file a formal letter of protest against what they are calling a backroom deal between the pg&e and puc. the group says the state puc chose mitchell without input or consent from any of the parties except pg&e. >>> this morning amtrak investigating another collision between a train and vehicle in the central valley. it happened after 8:00 last night, as the train left the station platform in ma dare . th
romney had no opportunity to explain the debate was over, advantage obama. mark matthews, abc7 news. >>> third and final debate is set for next monday, october 2nd -- october 22nd in boca raton, florida. you can watch it live right here. >>> three carjacking suspects in custody after a police chase through antioch and pittsburg last night. it ended when the suspects crashed into a tree. investigators say it started 11 p.m. when a woman was carjacked after leaving a restaurant...
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. >> reporter: president obama and mitt romney are preparing for round two, tomorrow night's second debate with polls showing a tight race both know the stakes are enormous. according to a new poll out this morning, president obama leads mitt romney 49-46% among likely voters many end couraging news for romney, 59% of his supporters say they are strongly enthusiastic about him, compared to 55% of the president's supporters. he mr. obama the weekend in virginia getting ready. >> -- >> it is going great. >> reporter: democrats admit president obama's lackluster performance during the first debate was damaging. they say the president will be more aggressive this time. >> i think he's going to make some adjustments. >> reporter: mitt romney has been holding debate sessions outside boston, republicans say they know they will see a different president tuesday. >> i think president obama is going to come out swinging he is going to compensate for a poor first debate. >> reporter: in ohio they are hoping to reach undecided voters like brenda who voted for president obama in 2008 but he hasn't seal
. >> reporter: president obama and mitt romney are preparing for round two, tomorrow night's second debate with polls showing a tight race both know the stakes are enormous. according to a new poll out this morning, president obama leads mitt romney 49-46% among likely voters many end couraging news for romney, 59% of his supporters say they are strongly enthusiastic about him, compared to 55% of the president's supporters. he mr. obama the weekend in virginia getting ready. >> --...
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tad romney made the comment following the second debate. jake tapper reports, tagg romney personally offered the apology following the third debate. video appears to be show tag g romney and mr. obama talking. sources say the president quickly accepted the apology. >>> time to check on the weather forecast. >> we got blue canyon pictures. we still have storm trying to move out of here. mike what are you finding? >>> the rain still heaviest on the peninsula heading into the south bay still having winter weather advisories in the northern sections or i should say higher elevation, high country as we look at blue canyon, placer county two feet of snow well, i hate to call it powder it is thicker, heavier, but definitely a sight for sore eyes if you love the snow in the -- snow in the sierra. 6:18 scattered showers across the north bay, east bay valleys, heaviest of the rain now on the san mateo bridge, stretching from hayward near -- heading across 92 towards san mateo and burlingame a little south dumbarton bridge getting good rain that yello
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how will latest debate affect the election? >> and from the bowels of the bay bridge a man survived its collapse. when the big >>> a heated presidential debate last night as the president and governor spent much of the evening arguing over claims. abc 7 news mark matthews has been fact checking their statements and he's here now with the results. >> we've been reporting the president focused on attacking mitt romney last night. one topic he thought he could score was immigration. >> called arizona law a model of the nation. part of the law said law enforcement could stop folks because they expected maybe they looked like they might be undocumented workers.. >> that is wrong. romney did not call arizona law a model for the nation. he said that about an earlier arizona law requiring employers to check on the immigration status of employees. when financing education he seemed to contradict. >> i want to keep our pell grant program growing and our loan program so people are able to afford school. >> romney apparently changed his po
how will latest debate affect the election? >> and from the bowels of the bay bridge a man survived its collapse. when the big >>> a heated presidential debate last night as the president and governor spent much of the evening arguing over claims. abc 7 news mark matthews has been fact checking their statements and he's here now with the results. >> we've been reporting the president focused on attacking mitt romney last night. one topic he thought he could score was...
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obama and mitt romney getting set to begin second debate in less than an hour this, is a look inside of the complex at hofstra university where the debate will take place. this is a town hall style debate. >> it s it presents challenges and risks for both. mitt romney needs tonl a tie to stay neck in neck for the race for the white house. the president needs to show he's in the game. today saying he's feeling fine. after the first debate it's clear he must up his performance. >> style hatters more than substance in these things. it's how come across on television. >> only 5% are still undecided in this race. tonight it will be undecided voters asking the questions that have been preselected by the moderator. romney's camp says the bet jer president in this setting. he'll need to be if you wants to makeup ground lost inhe first debate. >> thank you. a reminder. the presidential debate begins tonight at 6:00 we're going to carry it live for you on abc 7 and will stream it live for you on abc 7 news.com. >> stay with us. while mark does the political reporting he also knows a thing or t
obama and mitt romney getting set to begin second debate in less than an hour this, is a look inside of the complex at hofstra university where the debate will take place. this is a town hall style debate. >> it s it presents challenges and risks for both. mitt romney needs tonl a tie to stay neck in neck for the race for the white house. the president needs to show he's in the game. today saying he's feeling fine. after the first debate it's clear he must up his performance. >>...
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the debate between the president and mitt romney we'll have all the analysis today. of course from our team on the ground and our political panel here in the studio, we are asking perhaps the biggest of the big questions. what does last night mean for both men going forward? instant polls suggesting mitt romney scored a big win we'll be breaking down those numbers. this is something that is now new to this age, technological age watching with the debate laptops, more than 10 million real-time responses on everything from medicare to the big yellow fellow on sesame street we'll break down the numbers and see the impact social media might have on they election moving . we are joined by jon stewart daily show host facing his own big showdown with bill o'reilly. they've dubbed it the rumble in the air conditioned auditorium. he joins us live in the studio this morning to discuss it. he's fantastic. also, i will stay, and i'm ending this on a note of total uplift, sam and i had a wonderful opportunity yesterday to spend the afternoon with our dear friend and colleague rob
the debate between the president and mitt romney we'll have all the analysis today. of course from our team on the ground and our political panel here in the studio, we are asking perhaps the biggest of the big questions. what does last night mean for both men going forward? instant polls suggesting mitt romney scored a big win we'll be breaking down those numbers. this is something that is now new to this age, technological age watching with the debate laptops, more than 10 million real-time...
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last night's debate romney labeled the former house speaker as a failed leader and influence peddler. >> i don't think we can retake the white house if the person who is leading our party is working for the chief lobbyists of freddie mac. >> reporter: gingrich's contract with the failed mortgage giant was released hours before the debate. >> i have never, ever gone and done any lobbying. >> reporter: gingrich says he was hired as a historian at $300 a year romney wasn't buying it. >> -- at $300,000, a year romney wasn't buying. >> reporter: the president is gearing up for his third state of the union. like last year it will be date night for some republicans and democrats who plan to sit together. >>> mike talking about the end of the rain. >> sunshine, a lot of fog in the morning cooler in the morning, warmer in the afternoon sound familiar? five-day run of wet weather, but it is over. now we'll deal with the fruits of it a little in the form of fog. you can see it forming over san francisco this morning. is that from our sutro cam, you can see it is fuzzy because of the moisture lin
last night's debate romney labeled the former house speaker as a failed leader and influence peddler. >> i don't think we can retake the white house if the person who is leading our party is working for the chief lobbyists of freddie mac. >> reporter: gingrich's contract with the failed mortgage giant was released hours before the debate. >> i have never, ever gone and done any lobbying. >> reporter: gingrich says he was hired as a historian at $300 a year romney wasn't...
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romney is spending a lot of time to debate president obama. first time in denver. romney may be trying to manage expectations and he says the president is a strong debator. >> i think the challenge i'll have in the debate is that the president tends, how shall i say it, say things that are not true. >> it's been another week of attacks in the middle east but romney is talking what they wanted to talk about, jobs and the economy. >> kristen: in pleasant hill, classes are in session as usual after a high-speed chase ended with a shot scene. it started as a traffic stop last night. police chased the two men on 680 and ended in pleasant hill where the suspects truck crashed at an elementary school. they smashed into metal barriers and one suspect made a gesture that made officers think he had a gun. the officers fired but nobody no one was hit. they took both suspects into custody and say they fined drugs in the truck. >> new this morning, a second person has contracted the west nile virus in contra costa county. fogging trucks sprayed in parts of the area. county heal
romney is spending a lot of time to debate president obama. first time in denver. romney may be trying to manage expectations and he says the president is a strong debator. >> i think the challenge i'll have in the debate is that the president tends, how shall i say it, say things that are not true. >> it's been another week of attacks in the middle east but romney is talking what they wanted to talk about, jobs and the economy. >> kristen: in pleasant hill, classes are in...
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>> president obama and mitt romney duke it out over the economy in the first debate of three. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. a particularly strong showing from mitt romney tonight on key topics ranging from the economy to health care. >> abc7 news political reporter mark matthews is here with a look at this first big match up. >> no knockout punches tonight, nothing we will see over and over again on television, but mitt romney did what he needed to do. mitt romney ran to the middle saying lowering the tax rates for wealthy americans would not lower the amount of taxes they pay. >> my view is we should provide tax relief to those in the middle class. but i am not going to reduce the share of taxes paid by high income people. >> romney said he would close tax loopholes and limit the de tucks -- deductions to the risk. >> it is knot possible to come up with enough deductions and loopholes that only affect high income individuals to either avoid raising the deficit or burdennenning the middle class. it is math. it is arithmetic. >> on health care -- >>
>> president obama and mitt romney duke it out over the economy in the first debate of three. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. a particularly strong showing from mitt romney tonight on key topics ranging from the economy to health care. >> abc7 news political reporter mark matthews is here with a look at this first big match up. >> no knockout punches tonight, nothing we will see over and over again on television, but mitt romney did what he...
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. >> reporter: but romney has been sliding in the polls here. in the last debate, he was boo'd by a republican party after being asked about how many years of tax returns he would release. >> i'll take a look where the documents are. >> reporter: romney advisors announced he may lose in south carolina. romney seems to be bracing a victory for newt gingrich. >>> speaker gingrich is from a neighboring state and frankly to be in a neck-and-neck race at the last moment is kind of exciting. >> reporter: gingrich is surging in the polls and gag big boost from two debates where he got standing ovations by attacking debate moderators, first with fox news. and then with cnn where he attacked the moderator for asking questions about abc news' interview with his ex-wife. >> i am appalled that you would begin a presidential debate on topic like this. >> reporter: also comic relief. steven colbert says he is running to be the president of the united states of south carolina. >> only difference between mitt romney and statue of mitt romney is the statue never
. >> reporter: but romney has been sliding in the polls here. in the last debate, he was boo'd by a republican party after being asked about how many years of tax returns he would release. >> i'll take a look where the documents are. >> reporter: romney advisors announced he may lose in south carolina. romney seems to be bracing a victory for newt gingrich. >>> speaker gingrich is from a neighboring state and frankly to be in a neck-and-neck race at the last moment is...
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. >> reporter: president obama and mitt romney will face off in their first presidential debate tonight. >> governor romney and president obama will meet behind me. >> reporter: what happens on this stage could be pivotal with only five weeks until election day. the first debate will focus on the economy and domestic policy. both took a break tuesday, with mitt romney grabbing a bite to eat in denver, president obama visited the hoover dam for the first time. >> the president: it is spectacular. >> reporter: both relied heavily on their running mates to lead their campaign. >> how they can justify raising taxes on the middle class that has been buried the last four years. >> reporter: it didn't take long for republican vice presidential hopeful ryan to pounce on that comment. >> vice president biden just today said that the middle class over the last four years has been "buried." we agree. >> reporter: the latest poll shows the race for president is still close. which means every word and gesture tonight could impact the election. after a couple of coin tosses last night we learned pres
. >> reporter: president obama and mitt romney will face off in their first presidential debate tonight. >> governor romney and president obama will meet behind me. >> reporter: what happens on this stage could be pivotal with only five weeks until election day. the first debate will focus on the economy and domestic policy. both took a break tuesday, with mitt romney grabbing a bite to eat in denver, president obama visited the hoover dam for the first time. >> the...
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. >>> in arizona, a key debate in the republican race for the white house may have put mitt romney back on top this morning. whatever momentum santorum had came to a screeching halt. tahman bradley has details. >> reporter: with only days left before crucial primaries in michigan and arizona the gop candidates will hunt for votes and raise cash today. the man riding a wave of momentum, santorum wakes up with bruises from last night's debate. mitt romney lured him into defending his record in congress. >> while i was fighting to save the -- were you fighting to save the bridge to nowhere. >> reporter: at times santorum seemed to engage in complicated washington speak. >> i voted for that it was against the principles i believed in. >> reporter: he tried to shoot back. >> the bottom line is, what you did was you used federal dollars to fund the government takeover of health care in massachusetts. >> reporter: romney countered by raising santorum's support for arlen specter who switched parties and delivered a key vote to pass president obama's health care law. >> if you had not supported
. >>> in arizona, a key debate in the republican race for the white house may have put mitt romney back on top this morning. whatever momentum santorum had came to a screeching halt. tahman bradley has details. >> reporter: with only days left before crucial primaries in michigan and arizona the gop candidates will hunt for votes and raise cash today. the man riding a wave of momentum, santorum wakes up with bruises from last night's debate. mitt romney lured him into defending...